trump s existential threats to his freedom and fanses happening at the same time, in the same city where trump made his name as personification of big apple swagger and success. we re expecting to hear from the former president from 40 wall street just steps from the courthouse. that s where a surprisingly contentious hearing just wrapped. judge juan merchan refused trump s request to delay his criminal trial, scheduling jury selection to begin april 15th, exactly three months to the day before the republican convention. that trial potentially carrying a possibility of prison time, and yet the former president got an 11th-hour reprieve in the other big legal case hanging over his head. in a stunning decision from the new york appellate court, the half billion dollar bond trump was supposed to pay today was cut by more than 60%. an enormous break. he got more time to get it together as well. we ll explain what it all means in just a minute. we start with the major news that th
judge overseeing his criminal hush money case. as a new york appeals court delivers the former president some much-needed relief on his civil fraud penalty. giving him ten days to post a greatly reduced bond figure of $175 million, not half a billion dollars. also this hour, the u.s instead of vetoing a hostage/cease-fire resolution in the u.n., they allow it to pass, as netanyahu canceled his advisors planned visit to the u.s. this week. and vladimir putin false claim, blaming ukraine for the horrific terror attack outside of moscow, killing at least 137 people. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. former president donald trump in new york city in the courtroom this hour in the criminal hush money case, just as an appeals court threw him a lifeline on the half a billion dollar bond he was supposed to pay today. moments ago, the new york appeals court slashing the amount trump needed to pay in his civil financial fraud case from $464 million with i